Spirit of the Season

20th December 2024Leanne Johnston

Students and staff have given generousy over this week, in the spitit of Christmas. We had a fantastic collection for Wansbeck Valley Foodbank and were overwhelemed by the volume of donations.

This continued with our annual Christmas Jumper non-uniform day on Thursday 19 December. Students enjoyed a festive lunch and raised over £400 for Save the Children. Donations can still be made via MCAS.

Year 9 School Council members organised their very own bake sale; the students coordinated volunteers from across the year group to bake, donate and sell cakes. The Year 9 students raised over £100 for their nominated charity; Christian Aid.

Christmas Communion

19th December 2024Leanne Johnston

The RE department took 38 students to Durham Cathedral on Wednesday 18 December. The students were welcomed into the Cathedral and had the opportunity to explore a major place of Christian worship and pilgrimage, learning about the story of St Cuthbert and the origins of Christianity in the North-East, as well as seeing the practices they have been learning about including attending the service. A really good and valuable day for all involved.

KEVI Christmas Cracker

17th December 2024Leanne Johnston
Parents and members of our community were treated to a wonderful evening’s entertainment last Friday at our annual Christmas Cracker.
We were treated to wonderful performances from KEVI Jazz Band, Ceilidh Band and Concert Orchestra as well as renditions from our steel pans.  Performances were interspersed with quiz rounds prepared by our senior students and the evening concluded with a stella performance by our wonderful; choir

KEVI Student MYP

6th December 2024Leanne Johnston

Year 9 student, Emily has the privilege and responsibility of being elected to the UK Youth Parliament. 

In October, Emily attended Warwick University to participate in the annual conference where there were lots of debates. The MYPs were updating their manifesto as part of the conference. As part of the conference, Emily got to meet MYPs from all over the country, sharing their experiences and ideas. 

Emily, and her peer peer James, MYP at RGS Sixth Form, have been supported by Ben, the participation lead at Northumberland County Council.  Emily will be able to visit the Houses of Commons in February 2025 to debate and discuss the motions they passed in the manifesto that they created at the annual conference in October. 

 

The Little Mermaid

28th November 2024Leanne Johnston

Year 11 Drama students enjoyed a fun filled afternoon at the opening show of the Theatre Royal’s annual pantomime. It was an opportunity for our students to enjoy a professional production in a stunning venue, giving them the chance to see, in practice, the techniques they learn about in class.

Tomorrow’s Engineers

26th November 2024Leanne Johnston

KEVI students get an awful lot of opportunities which they can take advantage of and aspiring Engineer, James, did just that. Students were invited to apply to become part of Northern Powergrid’s Youth Insight panel. Successful appliant James, who is a current Sixth Form student, is enjoying his time learning about different careers and sharing his ideas.

Read more about James’ experience ⇓

https://www.northernpowergrid.com/news/inspiring-an-engineering-generation 

Careers in the Curriculum

22nd November 2024Leanne Johnston
Students from A Level Product Design visited FaulknerBrown Architects in Killingworth as part of their course; understanding Design Technology in Commercial Industry.
All students had a studio tour and a workshop tour so they can see what it is like working in a professional environment. There presentations from various staff within FaulknerBrown so they could discover the variety of roles available and they also took part in a design challenge to create a concept for a community pavilion with thought around how to make it inclusive and sustainable. The visit really brought the curriculum to life.
The staff at FaulknerBrown commented on studnets’ excellent behaviour and also their positive and engaged attitude towards the team challenge that they created.

Community Fundraising

20th November 2024Leanne Johnston

KEVI students supported the Morpeth Rotary Club at the Morpeth Christmas Light Switch On during Saturday 16 November. The students volunteered their time to dress up in the Rotary Club mascot costumes. The money raised will go towards the Mayor’s Charity, which this year is the Oswin Project. The Rotarians who escorted them around the crowds in their costumes were very impressed with their conduct.

Several sttudents also supported the event playing in the Ellington Colliery Band.